CITY OF MOODY
P.O. Box 68 Moody, Texas 76557 254-853-2314
PUBLIC NOTICE – CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Notice is Hereby given of a series of meetings consisting of a REGULAR MEETING of the CITY COUNCIL of MOODY, TEXAS to be held July 9, 2019 at 6:00p.m. for the purpose of considering the below listed agenda items. All agenda items are subject to action. The Public is invited to be in attendance and participate in accordance with the Standing Rules of the Council. Public Comments are welcome in the informal part of the session as well as are often possible during the business session. All persons need to be advised that only the members of the Council Bar may readily address the Mayor to speak. However, the Mayor may ask for comments from the audience on agenda items. The City Council reserves the right to meet in closed session on any agenda item should the need arise and if applicable pursuant to authorization by Title 5, Chapter 551, of the Texas Government Code.
NOTE: This session of the City Council was initially posted with the correct day of the week but the wrong date. The first posting said “Tuesday” but had the date of July 11, 2019.
The correct date and time is TUESDAY JULY 9, 2019 AT 6:00pm.
Correction posted 7-5-2019 @ 5:15PM.
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA for July 9, 2019
INFORMAL SESSION:
1. CALL TO ORDER, ESTABLISH A QUORUM IS PRESENT.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE & PRAYER.
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS.
BUSINESS SESSION:
4. ITEM FOR COUNCIL ATTENTION, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Review and approval of Minutes from June 11, 2019 Regular Session of the City Council.
5. ITEMS FOR COUNCIL ATTENTION AND DISCUSSION- WORK SESSION (Information gathering, Discussions, Reports, Updates, Suggestions regarding future sessions); [no action will be taken by the Council on items presented in this part of the session.]:
a. Report of Public Works Director – Keith Fisher
b. Report of Police Chief – Roger Kennedy
c. Report of City Administrator – William A. Sterling
1. Administrator’s Report
2. Current Financial Condition
3. Proposed Budgets GF FY20 & UF FY20
4. User Fees
5. Legislative Update on Laws affecting Type A Cities
6. Potential Changes at the Moody Housing Authority
d. Other Staff Reports
e. Council Remarks or Inquiries
6. ITEM FOR COUNCIL ATTENTION, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION; Resolution authorizing the City Administrator to negotiate for issuing of Certificates of Obligation to finance the emergency waterline replacement.
7. ITEM FOR COUNCIL ATTENTION, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Resolution Initiating Tax Suits and related Legal Action.
8. ITEM FOR COUNCIL ATTENTION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION; City Council Vote on McLennan County Rural Transit District Ballot.
9. ITEM FOR COUNCIL ATTENTION, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION; Resolution appointing a Moody Resident to the Moody Housing Authority Board.
10. ITEM FOR COUNCIL ATTENTION, AND DISCUSSION; Resolution authorizing the City Administrator to contract with the McLennan County Elections Office to conduct the November General Election for the City of Moody
11. EXECUTIVE SESSION: The City Council will move from open public session to closed executive session to meet with Senior Staff and the City Attorney.
a. Litigation Update and Potential Amending
b. Council Membership
c. Annexation Efforts and Potential Decisions Directing Staff
12. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION: A report regarding the Executive Session may be publicly given and any decisions regarding said Executive Session must be made in Open Regular Session.
13. ADJOURNMENT
Pursuant to Section 30.06, Penal code (trespass by license holder with a concealed handgun), a person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government code (handgun Licensing law), may not enter this property with a concealed handgun.”
Pursuant to Section 30.07, Penal Code (trespass by license holder with an openly carried handgun), ), a person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government code (handgun Licensing law), may not enter this property with a handgun that is carried openly.”
En virtud de la Sección 30,06 , código Penal (intrusión de matrícula titular con una pistola oculta), el titular de la licencia en el subcapítulo H, capítulo 411, código de gobierno ley de licencias (pistola), no puede entrar en este establecimiento con una pistola oculta”.
En virtud de la Sección 30,07 , Código Penal (intrusión de titular de la licencia con una connotada lleva pistola), ), el titular de la licencia en el subcapítulo H, capítulo 411, código de gobierno ley de licencias (pistola), no puede entrar en esta propiedad con una pistola que abiertamente.”
NOTE:
Persons wishing to bring business before the City Council may request in writing to be placed on the agenda. Requests must be made at least 15 days prior to the regularly scheduled monthly City Council meeting held on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:00PM. Presentations will be limited to five minutes unless approved by the City Council or prior arrangements are made. Oral or written questions, comments, or complaints may be made via the City Administrator’s Office during regular working hours Monday through Friday.
Open comments are taken at each regular scheduled monthly City Council meeting, however, ‘no’ deliberation or action shall be taken regarding these comments. Agenda items will not be spoken to or addressed during ‘Open Comments.’ ‘Open comments’ are intended to be a time of informal conversation between the citizens of Moody and their City Council. During open comments only one person may speak on any topic and will be limited to 2 minutes without a required rebuttal or any re-direct. Council members may ask questions or direct comments towards the speaker. Comments, issues, concerns, or complaints directed toward any individual city personnel by name(s) cannot be made in the ‘open comments’ section of the meeting and if desired such must be an approved agenda item requiring special consideration.
In compliance with the Americans with Disability Act, the City of Moody will provide for reasonable accommodations for persons attending City Council Meetings. To better serve you, requests should be received by the City 24 hours prior to the meetings. Please contact City Hall for assistance: 254-853-2134.
I, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify that the attached agenda of the City of Moody Council is a true and correct copy and that I did post a true and correct copy of said notice on the official bulletin board affixed to the outside of the Municipal Building, a place convenient and readily accessible to the public at all times, and said notice was posted on July 3, 2019 @ 5:15PM. and will remain posted continuously for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting in accordance with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code.
______________________________________________ Date: 7-5-2019
William A. Sterling – City Administrator
PUBLIC NOTICE – CITY COUNCIL SESSION
JULY 9, 2019 AT 6:00PM
MOODY CITY HALL
NOTE: This session of the City Council was initially posted with the correct day of the week but the wrong date. The first posting said “Tuesday” but had the date of July 11, 2019.
The correct date and time is TUESDAY JULY 9, 2019 AT 6:00pm.
Correction posted 7-5-2019 @ 5:15PM.